{"product_id":"80s-action-movies-on-the-daniel-r-budnik-9780786497416","title":"'80s Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures","description":"\u003cp\u003e The 1980s was the decade when the action film as it's now known came into being. Nonstop, big-budget excitement became the standard as epic adventures like \u003ci\u003eRaiders of the Lost Ark\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Road Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e set the tone for the summer blockbusters of Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Chuck Norris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Homages (and ripoffs) made with lesser budgets followed every hit, especially with the advent of direct-to-video releases. Providing detailed commentary on 284 films, this book explores the excitement, audacity and sheer weirdness of '80s low budget action cinema, from the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Ninja\u003c\/i\u003e series to dime-a-dozen barbarian pictures to such bargain-basement productions as \u003ci\u003eThe Courier of Death, Kill Squad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSamurai Cop\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel R. Budnik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786497416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786497416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2017 pg. 34","brand":"Daniel R. Budnik","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079364374783,"sku":"9780786497416","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_492bd3b5-d9da-4736-917e-66e5b5171239.jpg?v=1685480715","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/80s-action-movies-on-the-daniel-r-budnik-9780786497416","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}